Archaeology of Modernism

The Bauhaus Building in Dessau, designed by Walter Gropius in 1926, represents a "built manifesto of Bauhaus ideas" and is one of modernisms most important buildings. Together with the associated Masters Houses (Meisterhuser), the Houses with Balcony Access (Laubenganghuser) in Dessau, and Bauhaus buildings in Weimar and Bernau, it is included in UNESCOs World Heritage List. The book focuses on strategies for preserving the Bauhaus Building. It presents the buildingand its eventful historyfrom its construction to its destruction, rebuilding, and restoration. Using texts, photographs, and numerous blueprints, the book provides a detailed exploration of specific aspects of the architecturesuch as the buildings outer shell, materials, construction, color scheme, and surfacesand the long-term preservation concept for the site. In doing so, it proposes structural measures aimed at adapting the building to todays challenges and at conserving the building with its historic and artistic characteristics. Archaeology of Modernism. Preservation Bauhaus Dessau is the revised and expanded edition of Archaeology of Modernism. Renovation Bauhaus Dessau, which was published by JOVIS as Volume 23 of the EDITION BAUHAUS series in 2006. This new edition is presented as Volume 58.